{"id":92053,"date":"2018-11-15T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=92053"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:08","slug":"growing-pains-lead-to-problems-in-law-and-business-administration-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/11\/15\/growing-pains-lead-to-problems-in-law-and-business-administration-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Growing pains\u2019 lead to problems in Law and Business Administration programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Keuzegids 2019<\/a><\/u><\/em> concludes that the quality of Erasmus University programmes is at risk, particularly when it comes to large-scale programmes with high student numbers such as Law, Business Administration and Economics. According to the editors of the guide, the reason is a sharp increase in the number of students. The Business Administration and Law programmes experienced a 25 percent rise in student numbers.<\/p>\n

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Law was the lowest-rated programme among all EUR programmes, with students giving a score of only 36 out of 100. Last year it was 44. According to the guide, the problem lies in the low calibre of academic development (three minuses), as well as dissatisfaction with facilities and assessment (two minuses).<\/p>\n

Rotterdam School of Management\u2019s Dutch-taught Bedrijfskunde<\/em> (Business Administration) bachelor\u2019s programme received a total score of 48 (two points lower than last year), placing it at the bottom of all business administration programmes. The faculty performs poorly when it comes to \u2018surviving the first year\u2019, the number of contact hours, and facilities. Even the programme\u2019s lecturers received two minuses from students.<\/p>\n

Economics is also struggling: with 52 points, it only outscored Utrecht and Amsterdam. Eight programmes received a higher score. Nevertheless, there has been some minor progress compared to last year, when the programme received a score of 48. The concerns at Economics that need to be addressed include successfully completing the first year, the curriculum, the calibre of lecturers, the programme\u2019s practice-oriented nature, and the facilities.<\/p>\n\t

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View and compare<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compare EUR\u2019s Keuzegids programme scores from 2016 through 2019:<\/p>\n